URI Office of Information Security

Macintosh

Installation Instructions

Download the latest version of the McAfee Agent 4.8 – Mac software to your Desktop folder from the Download Center on the right (Ctrl+Click, Save File As, Save to Desktop). This McAfee Agent is required to download and install the latest virus protection (McAfee Antivirus for Mac).

Open a terminal window (Finder > Go > Utilities > Terminal).

Type cd ~/Desktop/

Type the command ls and make sure “MacAgent480″ is there

Type in sudo sh MacAgent480.sh -i and hit enter.

When prompted, enter your password..

When the process finishes, reboot your computer.

The McAfee Agent should now be installed on your computer and should begin grabbing updates and enforcing policies..